The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-22
LAST DAY or fHE RACES.
THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES" THE
EVENT OF The DAY,
Won BY Irish Pat, Who Did Not
Have Many Backers
Mt 3 to 1.
TIE WINNERS WERE OUR
FRIEND, JACK COCKS,
And Irish Pat Wins the Race With
Brookful-1he Meeting q
Great Success.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 2l.-The clos.
ing Gay of the Jockey Club spring
meeting presented some very excel
lent sport. The track was in good con-
dition, despite the rain during the
morning. The champagne stakes, {"
the third race, was look ed forward to
with the most interest, both on &C.
count of the horses entered and from
the fact that it was generally known
that Baldwin and Brown were back.
ing their entries. Miss Ford sold big
favorite, while Corrigan's Irish Pat
did not have many takers at to /.
The latter surprised everybody by
winning handily by length and q
quarter. The finishes in the first and
second races were close aud exciting
The time, considering everything, was
good. In point of aitenda nee the meet
ing has been most successful. That the
held was not larger during the last
part of the meeting was due to the
large number OF horses sick and out OF
condition. Col. Clark has lsbored hard
to prevent crookedness, and has on
numerous occasions changed the jock
eys when he thought everything was
not all right. Most of the stables leave
tonight for Latonia.
First Race-Th ee-quarter mile heats;
selling purse, $500, Of which 800 goes
to second. Betting and starters:
Twelve to one against Ira E. Bride,
'Overton, 81; 3 to l against Loftin,
Cooper, 10l; to l against W. r
Woodward, Baylock, 10Y; 2 10 l
against Our Friend, Thayer, 1O5; 8 to
2 against Lisland, West, l02; so to l
against o. B, Simpson, 10Y; 25 to l
against Broadhead, Finuegan, rs.
First heat-L1ftin got off in the lead
and led four or fise 'ergths up the
back stretch and o the tbr, e.qua tiers.
To a close finish he came in secl nd, Our
Friend making squirt at thu wire and
running in first by neck, Ira Z.
Bride third. Lisland was fourth, ".
r. Woodward fifth, D. B and Broad.
head distsnced. Time :173.
Second heat.-Tne betting was 2 to
5 Our Friend, 4 to lLoitin, 3 to l
Woodward, 10 to Ira Bride, 10 to /
Lisland. Lisland won by a neck;
LOT in second, neck only in frcnt OF
Our Friend third, Ira Bride fourth
and woodward last. Time-1:l7t. In
the last heat Lisland was favorite at
odds Of to 5, with s to 5 against Our
Friend. Our Friend won by half q
length. Time-1:18a,
Second Race Five eighths OF mile;
selling purse, $4OO, Of which 500 to
second; for two year olds. Betting
and starters: Three to 5 against JACK
Cocks, L. Jones, ITO; to l, Ianthe,
Gerhardy, 102; 8 to 5, White, West,
115. Ianthe was off first, White sec
ond and Jack Cocks third. At the
three-quarters they were even. The
weight was too much for White, how
ever, and Jack Cocks won by three
quarters of length; White second,
1apthe bad third. Time-1:05i.
Third Race champagne stakes, one
mile and one.quarter, for three year
Odds and upward; $1,000 added, of
which $3.50 to second and $50 to third.
OF the twenty-nine entries there were
only three starters. Betting, ETC.: One |
to 2, Miss Ford, West, 100; 8 to l,
O'Fallon, Vincent, 1O8; 10 to l, Mas
terpiece, L. Jones, ITO; to l, Irish |
Pat, Blaylock. They got off well. At |
the stand it was 0'Fallon first, Irish |
Pat and Miss Ford even for second. |
At the quarter the positions were
almost the same. Miss Ford moved
up first at the half, Irish Pat second.
and O'Fallon third, Masterpiece still
running last Coming around the
turn Miss Ford began to lead out from
the rest, but Irish Pat came up with
her at the quarter. Down the stretch
they came, Irish Pat leading by half q
length, West beginning to whip Miss
Ford, second, and 0'Fsllon and Mas.
terpiece also being whipped aud work
ing hard. Irish Pat won by length
and half; Miss Ford second and
O'Fallon third, five lengths behind.
Time-2:12
Fourth RGce.-0ue mile aud three
eighths dash the Macanley haudicsp:
1900 added by John I. MacauIey, of
which 800 to second. Betting and
starters: Two to 5 Irish Pat, Blay-
lock, liz; 2 to Brookful, Cooper, 105.
Irish Pat won by two lengths. Time
-2:26.